Bag-filling appliance.



' I Patented Iuly I0, I900. W. S. MALLARD. V BAG FILLING APPLIANCE.

(Application filed May 18,1899.)

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BAG FILLING APPLIANCE.

(Application filed May 18, 1899.)

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WILLIAM S. MALLARD, OF DARIEN, GEORGIA.

BAG-FlLL|NG APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,305, dated July 10,1900. Application filed May18, 1899. se i l No. 717,296. (manna To allwhom it may concern: Be it known that LWILLIAM residing at Darien, inthe county of McIntosh and State of Georgia, have invented a new andImproved Bag-Filling Appliance, of whichthe following is aspecification.

This invention is in the nature of a simple, economical, andeasily-manipulated appliance for store service, and it comprehends astandard adapted to be conveniently supported upon a store counter orshelf and supporting members adapted to form a holder for paper bags,sacks, or bottles as they are being filled and having such adjustmentupon the standard whereby they can be instantly raised or lowered to thedesired point and also swung in'a horizontal plane and capable of beingheld to their vertical adjustment without the aid of special detent orlocking means. My invention consists in certain details of constructionand peculiar combination of parts, all of which will be first describedand then pointed out in the appended claim, ref: erence being had to theaccompanying draw- SMALLARD,

ings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my inventionas used in connection with the ordinary counter weighing -scales. Fig. 2shows in side elevation my invention as a bag supporting and fillermeans. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of a portion of the standardand one of the bag or bottle holding adj ustable supports, said supportbeing shown in its locked engagement with the standard. Fig. 4 is asimilar View showing the holder adjusted to move freely vertically uponthe standard. Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontal sections taken, respectively,on the lines 5 5 and 6 6 of Fig. 3. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are detail viewsof different forms of adjustable holders hereinafter more particularlyreferred to, and Fig. 10 is a view illustrating 21y invention adaptedfor use as a bottleller.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated my invention adapted foruse as a paper bag support and bottle-holder; but I desire it-understoodthat its use is not limited to such purposes as shown, as the same maybe readily employed as astoreavindow goodsexhibitor or for other kindredpurposes.

In its practical application my invention the shank, which shank has avertical an-.

nular bearing-section 3 between each pairof seats.

When set up for use, my invention includes generally a plurality ofholders, (see Fig. 2,) a lower supporting member,and an upper combinedrest and guide member, and both forms of holders have theirinner or hubportions constructed alike. The lowermost holder is usually formed of asolid horizontally-projecting base 6, integrally formed with or fixedlysecured to its hub portion 6, while the upper holder, when my applianceis to be used on a grocers counter as abag filler and holder, isconstructed as shown in detail in Fig. 8, its laterally-extendingportion being in the nature of a pair of parallelly-extending springarms7 7, also integrally formed with or made fast to its respective hubportion. The hub portions of all the holders have their rear (outer)faces bifurcated to form upper and lower ring portions 8 8 the rear(outer) portions of which have a height preferably no greater than thespaces between a pair of annular seats, as shown, although this exactheight is not absolutely essential. The inner parts of the upper andlower ring portions merge with each other and form an inner semicircularsocket 9, the lower end of which terminates in an inwardly anddownwardly extending lip 10, which is adapted to engage the beveledvertical wall of the seat portions and also rest on the horizontal ledgeof the annular seats, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, by reference to whichit will be observed the diameter of the ring portion of the hub isslightly in excess of that of the standard, whereby the weight of thelaterally-extending portion of the holder will cause same to tilt tobring the lip of the holder to engage with and rest upon the annularseats of the standard, While the outer part of the upper ring portion ofthe hub seats against the bearing-surfaces-of the said post.

I am aware that ratchet-faced posts having supports verticallyadjustable thereon have heretofore been provided. My inventiondifferentiates from what has heretofore been shown, so far as I know, inthat the post is made with a series of annular notches or seats, thespaces intervening said notches each havinga straight bearing portion 3,which merges at the lower edge with an inwardly-inclined portion thatmerges with and serves to form a part of the annular seats, thesupporting members in my construction having ring portions adapted toengage the straight faces 3 of the post, and thereby produce a positivebearing-surface for the holder as the parts swing around it, they alsoserving to properly keep the holder with its detent or look member inconnection with the annular seats.

So far as described it will be readily apparent that when utilized as abag-filler the lowermost holder forms the rest for the bag, while theupper holder, which is of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 8, supports afunnel 11, the neck of which projects into the bag. To remove the filledbag, it is only necessary to move the upper holder up a notch or two toclear the funnel from the bag when it is desired to continuously holdthe funnel, it being understood that when used in the manner shown inFig. 2 the contents to be poured into the bag are previously weighed.

It is manifest that the upper holder may have its arms provided withhooks (see dotted lines, Figs. 1 and 2) to catch the upper edge of acloth bag, which can be held up taut by elevatin g the upper holder tothe desired degree, and when it is desired to remove the bag it is onlynecessary to slightly lower the holder to slacken the upper end of thebag, when it can be readily removed from the hooks.

To lower the holder, the outer end is elevated sufficiently to cause thedetent-lip to clear the annular seats, it being obvious that as soon aslift-pressure on the holder is released its lip will gravitate intoengagement with the annular seat.

One of the advantages of my invention is that the same can be readilyused in connection with the ordinary counter weight-scale, as shown inFig. 1, so that the contents can be weighed and filled at the same time.When thus used, the lowermost holder is swung around a way until out ofregister with the upper holder and the weighing-scale shoved intoposition, as shown.

My improvement will also be found very useful for drug-stores. By makingthe stand ard secure in some convenient corner and applying two or threeholders the same can be employed for filtering, bottle-filling, or otherlike purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is--,

An appliance of the character described, comprising a standard having aseries of horizontal seats, and a vertical circular bearingfaceintermediate each pair of horizontal seats in combination with theholder consisting of a rest portion 6 and a hub portion 6, the hubportion having upper and lower ring members 8 8, of a diameter greaterthan the diameter of the standard, whereby the said hub has a limitedlateral play on the standard, the rings 8 8 being in different verticalplanes, and the lower ring 8, having an in wardly-projecting lip 10,adapted to engage the horizontal seats of the standard, the said tworings 8 8 being so disposed relatively to the circular bearing-faces ofthe standard that the outer portion of the upper ring will bear againstone of the said circular faces when the lip 10 is in engagement with oneof the annular faces, all being arranged substantially as shown anddescribed.

WILLIAM S. MALLARD.

Witnesses:

J. G. FORBES, WM. MOW. YOUNG,

